• New Website! Peruse the park's redesigned website and all of the new features including, a page devoted to our friends, park attractions, detailed event descriptions, colorful photos and more great features to come.
  


• Celebate spring at our Open House on Saturday, May 2. Explore wooded trails and sculptures, and enjoy refreshments courtesy of Cub Foods and Dunn Bros coffee of Eagan. A University of Minnesota Master Gardener will discuss vegetable gardening and composting from Noon-4pm. MN Valley Photography Club will conduct digital photography workshops intended to teach you how to take better photos. Workshops are for amateur photographers who have a basic understanding of their camera. Youth workshop at Noon; adult workshop at 2pm. And the best part: it's all free!


• The 2nd annual Online Photo Contest kicks-off in May and runs through October. We want to see what the park looks like through your eyes. Sponsored by local studio Legacy Creative Images, $200 in CASH PRIZES will be awarded to both adult and youth catagories.


• Dakota County Community Corrections Sentence to Serve program spent the entire winter removing Buckthorn, an invasive bush from Europe that chokes out native plants. Semi-truck loads full of Buckthorn are currently being hauled away which is why the park may look a bit bare.

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Orientation: Sunday, May 17, 2pm // Interested in learning more about the park and volunteer opportunities? This orientation will introduce you to a variety of volunteer roles, the founder, and the park itself on a tour of the Sculpture Garden.

Spring Gardening Event: Saturday, May 30, 10am-1pm // Get your knees dirty and enhance the natural beauty of the Art Park during this annual event. Whether you’re new to gardening or know your way around the garden, be prepared to work hard and enjoy the outdoors.